INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions has penalized Eastern Washington University for major violations in its football program.

These violations include impermissible participation by ineligible student-athletes in practice activities, the use of too many countable coaches, failure to monitor by the former head coach, and a lack of institutional control and failure to monitor by the university.

Penalties for the violations include three years probation, a postseason ban, financial aid reductions, coaching limitations and recruiting restrictions, among others.